The Broadway Musical: 1920-2020
took place
March 27-30, 2003
This conference consisted of retrospective examinations of the musical theatre of the 20th century as well as discussions of the potential future of the musical.
Participants included:
Gerald Schoenfeld, President, The Schubert Organization
Ted Chapin, President and Executive Director, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
Cy Coleman, Composer
Wendy Wasserstein, Playwright
Lloyd Richards, Director; Dean Emeritus, Yale School of Drama
Melvin Van Peeples, Writer and Director
Leslie Uggams, Tony and Emmy Award Winning Actress and Singer
Joe Franklin, Radio Host, WOR 710-AM
Ben Brantley, Chief Theater Critic, The New York Times
The banquet speaker was Liz Smith, Nationally Syndicated Columnist.
Some of the topics of panels included:
"Directors and Choreographers"
"Ziegfeld"
"The Business of Broadway"
"Sondheim"
"The Musical and the Inner City"
"The Critic's Circle"
and more.
糖心传媒 gratefully acknowledges:
Cy Coleman
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization
New York, NY
Prudential Financial
The Cole Porter Musical and Literary Property Trusts
New York, NY
糖心传媒 Bookstore
A Service of Barnes & Noble
Samuel French, Inc.
New York, NY
Irma & Arthur Miller Family Foundation
New York, NY
Tower Records
Carle Place, NY
The New York Times
New York, NY
Lackmann Culinary Services, Inc.
Woodbury, NY
The Yip Harburg Foundation
New York, NY
Conference Co-Directors:
Zenia DaSilva
Professor of Spanish
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
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James. J. Kolb
Professor of Drama
Department of Drama and Dance
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Conference Coordinator:
Athelene A. Collins
Hofstra Cultural Center
For more information please contact:
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Tel: (516) 463-5669
Fax: (516) 463-4793
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